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. 2023 Feb 14;14:820. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-36445-9

Fig. 7. APOBEC3B induces unique RNase L-dependent stress granules.

Fig. 7

a U2OS WT and PKR KO cells were transfected with poly(I:C) (200 ng/mL, 16 h), and the number of G3BP1 foci by cell was quantified. Top; percentage of cells with G3BP1 foci. Red lines indicate the mean (Number of cells, n = 250). P-values were calculated with a two-tailed Welch t-test. b Quantification of G3BP1 foci area after transfection with poly(I:C) (200 ng/mL, 16 h) in U2OS-A3B-Flag WT and PKR-A3B-Flag KO cells. Red lines indicate the mean (Number of G3BP1 foci, n = 250). P-values were calculated with a two-tailed Welch t-test. c. Formation of G3BP1 foci after poly(I:C) (200 ng/mL, 16 h) transfection was monitored by immunofluorescence staining in U2OS-A3B-Flag WT and RNase L KO cells without DOX treatment. Scale bar: 5 μm. d U2OS-A3B-Flag WT, RNase L KO, PKR/RNase L DKO cells were transfected with poly(I:C) (200 ng/mL, 16 h), and the number of G3BP1 foci in individual cells were quantified without DOX treatment. Red lines indicate the mean (Number of cells, n = 250). P-values were calculated with a two-tailed Welch t-test. Number of G3BP1 foci by cell was quantified in U2OS-A3B-Flag PKR KO cells without DOX treatment and knocked down with A3B (e) or PABPC1 (f) siRNAs for 40 h and transfected with poly(I:C) (200 ng/mL, 4 h). Red lines indicate the mean (Number of cells, n = 250). P-values were calculated with a two-tailed Welch t-test. g Localization of G3BP1 and FAM120A were monitored by immunofluorescence in U2OS-A3B-Flag cells ±DOX after transfection with poly(I:C) (200 ng/mL, 16 h). Scale bar: 5 μm. h Quantification of FAM120A intensity (arbitrary units) in G3BP1 foci from experiment described in (g). Red lines indicate the mean (Number of G3BP1 foci, n = 250). P-values were calculated with a two-tailed Welch t-test. i SG formation through an RNase L-dependent mechanism and a PKR-dependent mechanism during viral infection. A3B and PABPC1 protect SGs from RNase L-induced RNA cleavage.